Bring your buckets: DSWD to give away water filtration devices amid El Niño

GMA Network - Oct 14, 2026

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is preparing to distribute free water filtration devices as a part of the government"s response to the El Niño phenomenon, promising to teach communities how to use them.

Read full article

More News

Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences

Oct 14, 2026

Stilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood riverside communities to spare the capital. Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet. Her village has been flooded six years in a row, pushing some to move away, while others have raised their houses...

21 injuries, swelling of skull area, bleeding in brain and intestines: 'Silence not an option'

Oct 14, 2026

Noorizwan's family kept in the dark, demands action from govt and IGP.

Why are adult friendships so much harder to maintain?

Oct 14, 2026

Friendships in adulthood take a profoundly different shape than they do in childhood, and it’s one of life’s most challenging requisites

How did Escudero rule so fast on prosecution’s surprise move?

Oct 14, 2026

As presiding officer of the impeachment court, Chiz Escudero anticipated and prepared for different scenarios in the course of the trial

Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

Oct 14, 2026

The absence of a claim of responsibility by hacktivists or a ransom demand by cybercriminals puzzles French investigators

Donald Trump coming to PH for ASEAN, Palace confirms

Oct 14, 2026

US President Donald Trump will be coming to the Philippines to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, according to the Palace.

51% of Filipinos want Sara Duterte to testify at her impeachment trial -- Pulse Asia

Oct 14, 2026

A slim majority of Filipino adults, or 51%, believe Vice President Sara Duterte should testify in person before the Senate impeachment court, according to a Pulse Asia survey.

Agri chief revokes import permit of seized imported Vietnamese rice

Oct 14, 2026

Agri chief revokes import permit of seized imported Vietnamese rice

Hindu Sangam to Hindus: Stay out of ritual controversy, don't fan flames

Oct 14, 2026

Refrain from taking sides, making speculative interpretations, it advises.

Court sets aside RM1.1m damages to model's mother, allows govt and police to appeal

Oct 14, 2026

Cops don't owe a private law duty of care to complainants in determining how probe is conducted - bench.

Young Malaysians’ US$1.3bn short-term credit spree sparks warning over bad debt

Oct 14, 2026

Malaysians aged 30 and below bought some 5.4 billion ringgit (US$1.32 billion) worth of goods and services on short-term credit in the first half of this year, the country’s Finance Ministry has revealed. The ministry said it had recorded 65.9 million “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) purchases among younger consumers in the first six months of 2026 – equivalent to more than one in three, or 37.9 per cent, of total purchases nationwide. As of June 30, the outstanding BNPL financing balance among this...

Number of data centre jobs not proportional to announced investment value - minister

Oct 14, 2026

Ramanan says most roles are high-skilled, amid concerns over benefits generated.

Bring your buckets: DSWD to give away water filtration devices amid El Niño

More News

Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences

21 injuries, swelling of skull area, bleeding in brain and intestines: 'Silence not an option'

Why are adult friendships so much harder to maintain?

How did Escudero rule so fast on prosecution’s surprise move?

Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

Donald Trump coming to PH for ASEAN, Palace confirms

51% of Filipinos want Sara Duterte to testify at her impeachment trial -- Pulse Asia

Agri chief revokes import permit of seized imported Vietnamese rice

Hindu Sangam to Hindus: Stay out of ritual controversy, don't fan flames

Court sets aside RM1.1m damages to model's mother, allows govt and police to appeal

Young Malaysians’ US$1.3bn short-term credit spree sparks warning over bad debt

Number of data centre jobs not proportional to announced investment value - minister

Recommended

Finding the rhythm of a place

China’s Dune-like sand crawler could turn the whole Taklamakan Desert into an iron mine

Does your partner need to know every passing attraction?

'Make Conference of Rulers, royal activities public,' veteran journo urges after S'pore media leak

Asia must guard against repeat of 1997 financial crisis: Philippine central bank chief

VP Sara Duterte won't resign? Malacañang says that's her decision

Tuan Ibrahim: Scrap RM15k haj savings rule, don't burden aspiring pilgrims

When did I stop listening to OPM?

Social media bans are no cure-all, but governments may still find them necessary

‘Be the same people we were before’: Govt MP makes plea for equal allocations